Terrestrial planet
Venus
Venus is Earth-sized but wrapped in thick clouds and a crushing carbon dioxide atmosphere—surface conditions are hotter than an oven.
- Avg. distance
- 0.72 AU
- Diameter
- 12,104 km
- Day length
- ~243 Earth days (retrograde)
- Year length
- ~225 Earth days
- Moons
- 0
Did you know?
Venus rotates backwards compared to most planets in the solar system.